2001 V8 Supercars Phillip Island round

The 2001 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round was the first round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 23 to 25 March at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia.

Victoria (state) 2001 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 2001 Shell Championship Series
Date23–25 March 2001
LocationPhillip Island, Victoria
VenuePhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 28 laps 125 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
1:32.5121
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
45:25.3061
Race 2
Distance 28 laps 125 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
45:24.9623
Round Results
First 288 pts
Second 238 pts
Third 235 pts

Race report

The weekend was dominated by Mark Skaife and the Holden Racing Team. Taking pole position in the top-ten shootout followed by two victories, Skaife collected maximum points for the weekend. Craig Lowndes achieved second overall for the round in his first race weekend under the Ford banner and Jason Bright acquired third place in his return to the Shell Championship after he left for Indy Lights at the end of 1999.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.9761
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.0539
3 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.2111
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2147
5 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.3521
6 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.3714
7 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.3749
8 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.4275
9 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.4373
10 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.4539
11 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.5014
12 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.5850
13 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.7035
14 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.8426
15 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.9563
16 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.9596
17 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.1019
18 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.1156
19 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:34.1371
20 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:34.1707
21 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.3605
22 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:34.4222
23 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.7174
24 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:34.7739
25 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.8708
26 32 Australia Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:34.9070
27 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.9869
28 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:35.1329
29 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:35.4848
30 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:35.5860
31 23 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 1:35.8194
32 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:37.4580
DNQ 14 Australia Greg Ritter Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VT) Did not qualify
DNQ 45 Australia Dean Canto RPM International Racing Ford Falcon (AU) Did not qualify
DNQ 50 Australia Tyler Mecklem Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not qualify
DNQ 021 New Zealand Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) Did not qualify
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.5121
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.7961
3 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.8745
4 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.0265
5 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.0690
6 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2409
7 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2985
8 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.5311
9 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.6165
10 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.6533
Source:[2]

Race 1

In an action-packed opening lap that saw Jason Bargwanna and Mark Larkham spin off the track, Mark Skaife established a lead on the field that he would not relinquish. Following him was team-mate Jason Bright and rookie Marcos Ambrose. On lap 4, Ambrose pulled off an ambitious move on Bright for second place into Honda Hairpin. Behind them, Paul Radisich led a gaggle of cars that through to the mid-pack. Included in that bunch was Craig Lowndes, who had lost ground on the opening lap, and Greg Murphy, who was battling his way up from a poor qualifying position. John Bowe's race came to an end on lap 12 due to a suspected issue with the front-right suspension.

The pit window opened to allow for drivers to undertake their compulsory pitstops. Radisich lost a flurry of positions thanks to a slow stop – and would later encounter handling issues that would see him fall further down the pack. Lowndes meanwhile vaulted the pack up into third place, behind Bright. Up front, Skaife remained untroubled, taking the chequered flag by over 10 seconds. Bright, Lowndes, Ambrose, and Murphy rounded out the top five.

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 45min 25.3061sec 1
2 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 10.10 s 2
3 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 11.65 s 6
4 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 12.19 s 4
5 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 16.06 s 13
6 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 20.56 s 6
7 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 25.22 s 12
8 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 25.63 s 10
9 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 26.80 s 8
10 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 29.24 s 5
11 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 32.00 s 18
12 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 34.17 s 4
13 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 28 + 37.44 s 19
14 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 37.87 s 25
15 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 46.99 s 21
16 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 47.34 s 14
17 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 51.04 s 23
18 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 51.33 s 15
19 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1:02.13 s 29
20 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1:20.64 s 11
21 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1:22.50 s 24
22 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1:25.92 s 9
23 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 1:29.38 s 27
24 32 Australia Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 1:32.90 s 26
25 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 28 + 1:34.06 s 32
26 23 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 28 + 1:34.86 s 31
27 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 27 + 1 Lap 28
28 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 22
29 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 27 + 1 Lap 17
30 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 20
Ret 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 12 Retired 16
DNS 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) Did not start
Source:[3]

Race 2

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time Grid
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 45min 24.9623sec 1
2 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 4.09 s 3
3 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 5.65 s 5
4 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 6.31 s 2
5 6 New Zealand Steven Richards Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 8.77 s 6
6 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 10.19 s 4
7 15 Australia Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 15.60 s 8
8 8 Australia Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 18.68 s 9
9 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 21.17 s 7
10 5 Australia Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 22.19 s 10
11 31 Australia Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 22.35 s 11
12 34 Australia Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 23.14 s 22
13 35 Australia Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 23.29 s 18
14 18 New Zealand Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 25.18 s 12
15 11 Australia Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 29.65 s 20
16 40 Australia Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 30.60 s 14
17 600 Australia John Bowe Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 36.68 s 31
18 9 Australia David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 43.16 s 29
19 46 New Zealand John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 46.94 s 30
20 3 Australia Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 28 + 54.73 s 28
21 7 Australia Rodney Forbes Gibson Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 1:07.51 s 23
22 21 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 1:11.99 s 17
23 23 Australia Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 28 + 1:18.70 s 26
24 76 Australia Matthew White Matthew White Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 28 + 1:30.82 s 25
25 43 Australia Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 28 + 1:36.22 s 15
26 32 Australia Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 24
27 16 Australia Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 21
28 54 Australia Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 27 + 1 Lap 19
29 24 Australia Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 26 + 2 Laps 27
30 75 Australia Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 26 + 2 Laps 32
31 29 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 24 + 4 Laps 13
Ret 10 Australia Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Accident damage 16
Source:[4]

Championship Standings

Standings after Round 1

Pos. No Driver Team Pts
1 1 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 288
2 00 Australia Craig Lowndes Gibson Motorsport 238
3 2 Australia Jason Bright Holden Racing Team 235
4 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team 201
5 4 Australia Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 200

References

Supercars Championship
Previous race:
2000 FAI 1000
2001 Supercars Championship Next race:
2001 Clipsal 500
Previous year:
2000 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Next year:
2002 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round
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